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.IoSErII Mro'rKn orV MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.

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srnorrrcnrrolv foi-ming part of Letters Patent No. 656,467, cated August21, 1900.

Application Eleni April 5, 1900l To all whom it ntl/,y concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH MIOTKE, acitizen of the United States, and aresident of Miland l do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description thereof.

My invention has for its object to provide simple economical tools fordressmakers, whereby the material of garments may be properly stretchedand held extended, so as to facilitate the attachment of stays thereto,said invention consisting in certain peculiarities of construction andcombination of parts embodied in such a tool, as hereinafterparticularly set forthwith reference to the a'c-A companying drawings,and subsequently claimed.

Fignrel ot' thcdrawings represents a partly-` sectional side view of atool in accordance with my invention positioned on a piece of garmentmaterial ready to stretch the same; and Fig. 2 a plan view of the toolon said material, the latter being stretched.

Referring by letter to the drawings, A indicates an angular channel-barhaving covernplates b c d at intervals of its length and constitutingthe stock of the tool herein specified. in pivotal connection with therecessed rear end of the channel-bar is an arm B, and a. thnmlodatch CVfor this arm is arranged to slide in said channel-bar under top plate bof same against' a spiral spring e, opposing an inturned lip f of saidtop plate, the meeting ends of the arm and latch being made to haveautomatic engagement when said arm is in the plane oi the channel-bar.The arm B constitutes partei' the shank of a fork D, the prongs of whichare guarded by-a fender g to limit the depth to which they may penetratein the material to be stretched, and

curved side flanges hof the fork extend above the fender to facilitatehandling of said fork. Arranged to slide in the channel-bar forward ofits lipped top plate b is a rod E, that ,conf stitutes part oi thc shankof another fork F, having a fender g and ilange h similar to the oneaforesaid, and the top' plate o osaid channel-bar is in the path of astopdug i, rising from the rear end of said rod to prevent the latterfrom being drawn out of its guide.

Serial No 11,817. (No model.)

Surmounting the channel-bar forward of its top plate c is a housing G,having an inclined rear upper portion, between which and rod E isarranged a friction-disk H,- opposed by a spiral iapringl, confined insaid housing. The spring-controlled friction-disk yields to outward pullof the rod and prevents its automatic retraction. In pivotal connectionwith rear extensions of the housing sides is a lever J, that extendsforward against the I friction-disk, and by operating this lever saiddisk is moved forward against resistance of spring I to permit of rod Ebeing retracted in the channel-bar. I

While I have shown` a satisfactory means for controlling adjustment ofthe fork-shank or rod E longitudinally of the channel-bar A, it ispractical to arrive at the same result by other means. Hence I do notlimit myself to ilicsehiein set forth. In practice the proper adjustmentof rod E in the channel-bar is effected and latch C retracted to permitof the fork l) beingset at an angle to the plane of said channel-bar, asshownin Fig. l. Both forks of the tool being now engaged with garmentmaterial, said tool is straightened out to stretch said material andhold it extended while an ordinary stay K is being made fast thereto,both hands ofV the operator being free to set the stay. Setting of thestay having been accomplished, it is obvious that the tool may bereadily removed from the work, -either by unlocking and raising thejoint of channel-bar A and arm B or by retracting rod E if the latter beextended to lengthen said tool. Iflrlaving thus described my invention;what I-elaim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- l. Adressmakers tool comprising a channel-bar stock having comer-plates atintervals op, lits length, a fork having its shank in pivoral union withthe stock at one end of same, a fork-shank latch-retractive in saidstock, a spiral spring intermediate ofthe latch and an inturned lip oflone ofl said cover-plates, another fork having its shank in slidingengagement with the aforesaid stock, and means for preventing automaticretraction of the latter fork from adjusted position.

2. A dressmakcrs tool comprising a channel-bar stock having cover-platesat intervals of its length, a fork having its shank in pivf otal unionth the stock at one end of same, a fork-siiank ateh retraetive in saidstociga.` spiral spring; intermediate of the latch and an" intnrned lipoi; -one of said cover-piates, another fork having its shank in slidingengagement with the aforesaid stock, means for preventing automaticretraction of the latter l fork from usted position, and a Stop-lugarrangeci'on the shank of; this fork to come against another of theaforesaid cover-plates.

3. A dressrnakes tool comprising a stock;- a fork having its 'shank insliding engagement with the Stock, a housing' on the stock havinginclination of. top, a friction-disk intermediate of the fork-shank andinclination of the" housing, a. spiral spring in 'said hoilsing op'-.posed to the friction-disk, a lever arranged .to move said disk againstresistance of the spring, another fork having its shank in pivoLaI unionwith the stock at the end of same farthest from the fork aforesaid, anda latch arranged to lock the pivoted fork in the piane of said stock. L

' In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand,at Milwaukee,

inthe county of Milwaukee and State of Wis'A c'onsin, in the presence oftwo witnesses.

, JOSEPH MIOTKii.

Witnesses:

N: E. OLIPHANT, B. C. RoLoFF.

